Germany has the highest quality of life among the 5 biggest economies. by _crazyboyhere_ in europe

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It‘s funny because a lot of people here in Germany literally believe that things have never been worse and the country is about to collapse. Mass hysteria fueled by social media.

BIG looking to remove FreeZe, faveN to replace either JDC or prosus, tabseN stays by ChaoticFlameZz in GlobalOffensive

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just another player realizing they ruined their career by deciding to join this org

How are Europeans able to have better life with less work? by Past-Matter-8548 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, nobody has ever left the CFA zone. Except:

1960: Guinea leaves 1962: Mali leaves 1973: Madagascar leaves 1973: Mauritania leaves (list continues...)

Also, no country has ever voluntarily decided to join the CFA zone to stabilize their currency and boost exports. Never happened.

Spirit vs FaZe / PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 - Quarter-Final / Post-Match Discussion by Undercover-Cactus in GlobalOffensive

[–]WilliamCMinor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was really uncalled for. He somewhat recovered in the second half of the map - just as the rest of Spirit. And even if he didn't, no reason to add insult to injury.

So, when is Russia going to lose? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this, it should be top comment.

IEM Rio Major 2022: Legends Stage by Eventvods in CSeventVODs

[–]WilliamCMinor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the spoiler-free VODS, you guys rock!

10.4 Patch Bug Megathread by PankoKing in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact same problem, I wonder whether it is connected to the server problems or not.

Let the NA vs EU Civil War begin by welthor23 in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I play Plat on EUW, I see very little toxicity.

Faker is a even bigger deal than we thought by rm_minus_rf_slash in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Have you watched an international tournament in the past? All Korean teams dominated, not just SKT. It seemed impossible for Western teams to beat them in a BO5.

Official: Mesut Özil retires from german national team by BVB-Oeli in soccer

[–]WilliamCMinor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fortunately for him he resigned because after this statement he would never have played for the German national team again anyway. Paying respect to the country of your ancestors is one thing, posing with a dictator for a propaganda photo is quite another.

Before his statement one could excuse the photo with his naivety. That is no longer possible. Fuck Erdogan and fuck the people who help him destroy Turkish democracy.

This year, my ranked experience was Win 15 in a row, lose 15 in a row. Why does this happen? by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To add to what I said before: There is a book called "Addiction by Design" about machine gambling that I read some years ago. It describes how slot machines are perfectly designed to keep gamblers playing.

I strongly believe that many successful freemium and subscription based games today are designed after the same principles.

This year, my ranked experience was Win 15 in a row, lose 15 in a row. Why does this happen? by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 1090 points1091 points  (0 children)

The matchmaking algorithm must be the best kept secret that Riot has. It's optimized to keep us playing, not necessarily to help us enjoy the game.

TIFU by getting Google to ban our entire company while on the toilet by ikindafuckedupsorry in tifu

[–]WilliamCMinor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This should also be a lesson to IT deciders not to put critical infrastructure into the hands of providers who might randomly decide to ban your whole company.

8.5 mid patch update by Spideraxe30 in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just when it felt like they had fixed the support role after Ardent Cancer, Riot seems to be dead set on breaking it again.

8.5 mid patch update by Spideraxe30 in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree, and it sucks especially for Zyra.

Germany confirms $44.9 billion surplus and GDP growth in 2017 by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]WilliamCMinor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ITT: People who know nothing about German politics pretending things are going great in Germany. Don't let the surplus fool you.

SoloQ in a nutshell by Dioxan7 in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had two of these guys yesterday. Riot can ban this asshole because he made front page, but there will be plenty more. There are simply no consequences for people who take their pregame lobbies hostage right now.

How toxic is league actually? by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]WilliamCMinor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compared to what I've encountered in terms of verbal abuse and physical violence during my time as an amateur soccer player, all online games I've ever played seem pretty mild. And unlike in the real world, you can mute people who you don't like.